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Tophole!

Deborah Lofas
Tophole!
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    Pageants and carols

    20/12/2025 | 27 mins.

    We're somewhat late with this episode (sorry), but we're here now and focussing on fun seasonal stuff! Which is your favourite - The Bells of Christmas, or Strangers at the Inn? I totally want to rush out and create a steaming boar's head prop now.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/s2e7-pageants-and-carols/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    The Leader of the Gang

    02/12/2025 | 28 mins.

    Back to Switzerland this week, as we take a look at the 34th Chalet School book, Mary-Lou of the Chalet School.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/s3e6-the-leader-of-the-gang/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Brown tunics and orange ties (2)

    18/11/2025 | 24 mins.

    In which Hayley, Wendy and I conclude our discussion about which is better, Malory Towers or the Chalet School, and then I mop up the bits we didn't discuss and the things we got wrong!Transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/s3e5-brown-tunics-and-orange-ties-2/We'd love to hear from you! You can find Tophole on Facebook, or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Brown tunics and orange ties (1)

    04/11/2025 | 20 mins.

    They wear the same uniform, so what's the difference between the Chalet School and Malory Towers? Well...Episode transcript at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/s3e4-brown-tunics-and-orange-ties-1/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at [email protected] 2 in a fortnight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Back to the very beginning

    21/10/2025 | 26 mins.

    Loads of spoilers in this consideration of EBD's first book, Gerry Goes to School, without which there would be no Chalet School... what an awful thought.Transcript available at https://topholepodcast.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/s3e3-back-to-the-very-beginning/You can find Tophole on Facebook or email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About Tophole!

Episodes look at individual Chalet School books, Elinor M Brent-Dyer's life and other works, and wider themes, with occasional interviews. There will be spoilers, because the books have been in print for over 50 years. There will be mispronunciations, because it's too late now to put right the ones I invented as a 9 year old. And we do not ignore the bonkersness that makes EBD so beloved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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